Chapter 35: The Devil's Auxiliary Path Master

  The two souls of heaven and earth are not in the body, but around the body, having a subtle connection with the life soul. The so-called yin soul going out is this soul, but it's not what many people think of as the yin spirit. The yin spirit only appears after the Daoist golden elixir is achieved and the elixir breaks open to form an infant, then it comes out.

  This is a secret in the Taoist school, and many who have not received the true transmission often mistake the spirit transformed from the golden elixir as the yang spirit. In fact, it's not like that. The achievement of the golden elixir in various authentic schools of Taoism is called false elixir or yin elixir because it has not yet taken in the pre-heavenly one breath and transformed the pure yang. Only at that time can one obtain the truly pure yang elixir.

  Three souls reside in the spirit, seven spirits reside in matter. It is a method of Yin soul going out of the body, and it's not as difficult as imagined. However, at the same time, it's far more dangerous than imagined.

  Children, because their life force is not yet strong enough and their connection with the two souls of heaven and earth is still not close, often lose their soul when they are frightened. Practitioners who use visualization and other techniques can easily cause their yin soul to escape, but this yin soul is too weak. The soul is incomplete, so it's inferior to many ghostly spirits. Once out, whether it's wind, sunlight, or even things with a strong aura, everything is extremely unfavorable.

  Some people think that as long as the yin soul is released, although it cannot control objects, it can see anything and know all the secrets of the world. They even think that if they can go out during the day, they can be called an all-knowing true person. But they don't know that things in the world are not so simple.

  In ancient times, every household had door gods, spring couplets, ancestral tablets, and idols. Even the corners of houses had Tai Shan stone guardian deities. Various folk customs were not just for show; they all served a purpose. A weak yin soul like you, weaker than a ghost, would barge in and die without even knowing how it died.

  Not to mention the wealthy families, who pay attention to Feng Shui and have lions and various strange beasts on their roof ridges as guardian objects. The government offices are even more protected by the aura of royalty, if you want to go in for a stroll, that's just asking for death.

  Just like Wen Fei, who likes to sneak into an empty bank at night and was almost scared to death by two stone lions, let alone other things. Of course, nowadays most people don't care about ancient customs passed down from the past, so it's not very dangerous for this kind of family to take a stroll.

  Wen Fei is now practicing the Earth Thunder Technique, and he's slowly coming to understand why Chen Ni Ma taught him this technique. A master always teaches according to the student's abilities. Since Wen Fei often has his soul leave his body, Chen Ni Ma had him practice the Earth Thunder Technique. Not only does it absorb the earth's energy, but also makes clear the intention of the earth's stability, using this divine intention to strengthen his soul.

  Furthermore, Wen Fei is now being worshipped as a deity, although he doesn't quite understand how to utilize it. However, his yin soul can still receive the faintest hint of incense and faith's power, allowing him to cultivate at an extremely rapid pace.

  It's just that the soul is strong and the spirit is weak, which is not good. So Chen Niwan also taught Wen Fei Wu Qi Chao Yuan Gong, using the five elements and five qi to nourish and supplement the five organs and six viscera, strengthening the body, so that the seven spirits naturally become strong. Achieving the goal of both soul and spirit being strong, it can be said that it is a painstaking effort.

  After many days, just when Wen Fei's patience was about to run out, the eunuch who read the imperial edict finally arrived at Tian Du Fort. At this speed, it is said that Song Huizong was eager to see Wen Fei and was afraid that Wen Fei would come himself, so he had the eunuch who read the edict rush over day and night, hurrying 500 miles with extreme urgency.

  This imperial edict of the Song Dynasty is different from what Wen Fei saw in the TV series. The content of the imperial edict is also different from what was shown on TV. At least there is no sentence like "By the Emperor's decree, Heaven's will be done". Moreover, even such a formal imperial edict did not require Wen Fei to kneel down to receive it.

  But what exactly did the imperial edict say? The eunuch who read out the edict spoke each word clearly, but when they were strung together, Wen Fei couldn't make out their meaning at all.

  "Congratulations, Master Xian! Congratulations, Master Xian!" After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he handed it to Wen Fei, who was grinning from ear to ear: "The Emperor has appointed you as the Auxiliary Master of Subduing Demons and Assisting the Tao, and has added the title of Yu Sheng Zhu Shi (Assisting Sage and Auspicious) to your True Martial Ancestor's title, making you the Yu Sheng Zhu Shi Ling Ying Zhen Jun (Assisting Sage and Auspicious True Martial Spirit Responding Lord)!"

  Wen Fei was overjoyed, thinking that not only had he become a master himself, but also that in the future, wherever he went, people would call him Demon-Slaying Dao Master. The feeling was simply exhilarating. Moreover, the title of True Martial Great Emperor had been added, although it still wasn't a single step to becoming an Emperor, but it was another step forward, and his heart was also extremely joyful. At least he could consider himself as having repaid Wudang Mountain, who let this jade pendant possibly come from Wudang Mountain.

  "That's the reward," Wen Fei remembered that after receiving the decree, he should give a reward to the eunuch who delivered the decree. So Wen Fei loudly called out and took out a large ingot of silver from his body and handed it over to the eunuch who delivered the decree.

  The eunuch was so shocked that he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, his eyes darting around in all directions. In his heart, however, he was blaming Wen Fei, not knowing whether to be heavy or light, even if he gave him money, he would have to wait until there were no people around, and then secretly give it to him! What kind of logic is this, bribing someone in broad daylight?!

  This was because the eunuchs of the Northern Song Dynasty were managed too strictly, although there were powerful and unscrupulous eunuchs like Tong Guan. However, most eunuchs were law-abiding and did not have the arrogance of those in other dynasties. Even when receiving gifts, they would hide them away. In contrast, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, eunuchs would openly accept money and might even think that the amount was too small, as if it was alms given to beggars!

  Just as he was embarrassed, Zhang Shu Ye laughed and said: "Yang Daifu, this is a bit of the immortal master's intention. It's not ordinary silver money that can be compared to it, but there is the power of the immortal family on it!"

  Yes, Yang Jia heard this and changed his tone. This was indeed a good excuse, I didn't receive any silver money, but only the treasure given to me by the immortal master! He hurriedly smiled with an old face like a chrysanthemum, and took back the silver ingot. It's worth knowing that in this era, one silver ingot was not a small amount. The devaluation of silver prices occurred after the mid-Ming dynasty, when large amounts of silver from the Americas flowed into China. At that time, both silver and gold existed as precious items.

  Watching the eunuch receive the gift, Wen Fei was delighted and couldn't help but spit out a few more sentences. Damn it, even a dead eunuch is called a doctor, I thought he was a real doctor! It turned out that this eunuch was a Zhengshi Daifu, which wasn't a very high rank, and he didn't have any other positions, so Zhang Shuye directly called him "Doctor"!

  But then I heard that this guy was called Yang Jiaolong, and suddenly I got furious. Almost shouted out: "What, you're called Yang Jiaolong? Isn't that Erlang Shen?"

  Zhang Shuye and Yang Jian were both bewildered, but Yang Jian was the first to react, his voice trembling as he asked: "Immortal Master, Immortal Master, are you saying that I am Erlang Shen?"

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